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潑婦罵街

简泼妇骂街 · 繁潑婦罵街

Mandarin · pinyin pō fù mà jiē

shouting abuse in the street like a fishwife

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街: jiē · street, road, thoroughfare
泼: pō · pour, splash, water, sprinkle
妇: fù · married women; woman; wife
骂: mà · accuse, blame, curse, scold

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1–4–4–1 · po1 fu4 ma4 jie1

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put3 fu5 maa6 gaai1

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